Israeli Business Culture Handbook

Business culture in Israel is diverse. However, Israelis are generally direct, assertive, motivated, and ambitious. Their schedules are busy, and business is usually informal and fast-paced. ... Meetings are often relationship-oriented, and Israelis often treat their business partners more like friends than clients. In this revised and the expanded second edition: Non-Israelis will learn about the origins of the Israeli culture, its main characteristics, and how to bridge the gap when working with Israelis. Israelis will gain more awareness of how they are perceived by their colleagues, supervisors, and subordinates around the globe. Both Israelis and non-Israelis will acquire tools to enhance communication, which is the cornerstone of profitable business in our diverse global economy.

A world leader in hi-tech, Israel has been dubbed "the start-up nation"--a description that could equally well apply to its remarkable birth as a haven for Jewish immigrants and refugees. Having started with few natural resources just over sixty years ago, it is now a thriving democracy and a regional superpower. This dynamic, diverse, and paradoxical country is steeped in history and biblical associations, yet most Israelis are modern, secular, and energetically materialistic. The hostility of its neighbors has helped to forge Israeli identity and has been a spur to growth and innovation. In this Business Etiquette Book, you will discover the origins of the Israeli culture, its main characteristics and how to bridge the gap when working with Israelis: - I Informal - S Straightforward - R Risk-Taking - A Ambitious - E Entrepreneurial - L Loud - I Improvisational Israelis are generous and outgoing hosts. By deepening your understanding of them, you will be able to make genuine friends and valued business partners.

Israeli Business Culture elaborates on the various Israeli cultural characteristics. It provides tips for improving communication skills while doing business with Israelis. It also explains how we Israelis became a society in which our dress and behavior are informal, and our manner of speaking has almost no filters between thought and the spoken word. It explores why we are an entrepreneurial society of ambitious people who take risks on the road to success. Furthermore, we have a tendency to improvise and think outside the box, and more. Author Osnat Lautman, an Israeli organizational consultant and expert in cross-cultural communication, uses the letters in the word "Israeli" as a model to elaborate on the major characteristics of Israeli business culture: I Informal S Straightforward R Risk-taking A Ambitious E Entrepreneurial L Loud I Improvisational Everyone wants to understand and trust their business colleagues and associates. For those working with Israelis, gaining knowledge of the origins and characteristics of their business culture will enhance communication, which is the cornerstone of profitable business in our diverse, global economy. From this enjoyable book, based on extensive academic research and practical experience alike, you will learn how to recognize these characteristics when doing business with Israelis. You will gain tools for successful intercultural business communication and find clear, helpful recommendations on working together to achieve business success.

Non-Israelis will learn about the origins of the Israeli culture, its main characteristics and how to bridge the gap when working with Israelis. Israelis will gain more awareness of how they are perceived by their colleagues, supervisors and subordinates around the globe. Both Israelis and non-Israelis will acquire tools to enhance communication, which is the cornerstone of profitable business in our diverse global economy.

Comprehensive guide to the culture, etiquette and communication of Israel.

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The Handbook of Organizational Culture and Climate provides an overview of current research, theory and practice in this expanding field. Well-known editors Neal Ashkanasy, Celeste P. M. Wilderom, and Mark F. Peterson lend a truly international perspective to what is the single most comprehensive and up-to-date source on the growing field of organizational culture and climate. In addition, the Handbook opens with a foreword by Andrew Pettigrew and two provocative commentaries by Ben Schneider and Edgar Schein, and concludes with an invaluable set of combined references. The editorial team and the authors come from diverse professional and geographical backgrounds, and provide an unprecedented coverage of topics relating to both culture and climate of modern organizations.

Business culture in Israel is diverse. However, Israelis are generally direct, assertive, motivated, and ambitious. Their schedules are busy, and business is usually informal and fast-paced. ... Meetings are often relationship-oriented, and Israelis often treat their business partners more like friends than clients. In this revised and the expanded second edition: Non-Israelis will learn about the origins of the Israeli culture, its main characteristics, and how to bridge the gap when working with Israelis. Israelis will gain more awareness of how they are perceived by their colleagues, supervisors, and subordinates around the globe. Both Israelis and non-Israelis will acquire tools to enhance communication, which is the cornerstone of profitable business in our diverse global economy.

"Few countries receive as much attention as Israel and are at the same time as misunderstood. The Oxford Handbook of Israeli Politics and Society brings together leading Israeli and international figures to offer the most wide-ranging treatment available of an intriguing country. It serves as a comprehensive reference for the growing field of Israel studies and is also a significant resource for students and scholars of comparative politics, recognizing that in many ways Israel is not unique, but rather a test case of democracy in deeply divided societies and states engaged in intense conflict. The handbook presents an overview of the historical development of Israeli democracy through chapters examining the country's history, contemporary society, political institutions, international relations, and most pressing political issues. It outlines the most relevant developments over time while not shying away from the strife both in and around Israel. It presents opposed narratives in full force, enabling readers to make their own judgments"--

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